Vovó

from Retrosaria Rosa Pomar
Sport (12 wpi) ?
156 yards
(143 meters)
50 grams
(1.76 ounces)
20.0 to 23.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 4 - 7 or 3.5 - 4.5mm
100% Wool
plied
Care: Dry Flat, Hand Wash Cold
Color: Heathered, Solid color
Drafting method: Worsted spun
Dye: Machine dyed, Undyed
Ply: 4-ply
Source of fiber: Portugal, Partly Serra da Estrela region
Scoured: Portugal, Serra da Estrela
Milled: Portugal
Dyed: Portugal

Vovó (Portuguese for Grandma) is a versatile and hard wearing non-superwash yarn made entirely from fine Portuguese wool, mainly from Serra da Estrela sheep. It is a great choice for sweaters and cardigans intended for daily wear.

Vovó is made from the wool of free range sheep. Mulesing is not practised in Portugal.

Grown, scoured, milled and dyed in Portugal.

Shade 01 is not dyed. Like all our yarns, Vovó is non-superwash and not bleached.

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